Purim for Hebrew Year 5200 began on and ended on .
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 1437 | 14 Adar 5197 | ||
Purim 1438 | 14 Adar II 5198 | ||
Purim 1439 | 14 Adar 5199 | ||
Purim 1440 | 14 Adar 5200 | ||
Purim 1441 | 14 Adar II 5201 | ||
Purim 1442 | 14 Adar 5202 | ||
Purim 1443 | 14 Adar 5203 | ||
Purim 1444 | 14 Adar II 5204 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin
Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg
Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman
The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel
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